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More Than You Know (1981)
Dexter Gordon
Label: GleAM Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 00:79:49
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Tracks
It’s You or No One (S. Cahn/J. Styne); Hi Fly (R. Weston; Back Stairs (D. Gordon); LTD & Intro (D. Gordon); More Than You Know (V.Youmans/B. Rose/E. Eliscu);
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Album Description
This inaugural title features an unreleased live recording by one of the true legends of jazz history—The Sophisticated Giant, tenor saxophone master Dexter Gordon, performing with his early-’80s quartet: Kirk Lightsey on piano, David Eubanks on bass, and Edward Gladden on drums. The concert was recorded in Genoa, Italy, in 1981, at Villa Imperiale, during the Festival Estate Jazz 81. The album will be available as a double CD (Gatefold 3 Limited Edition), and on digital download/streaming platforms starting November 7, 2025. Distributed by IRD International distribution Service, Galileo Music, Market Music and Believe Digital. "This recording captures more than just an exceptional performance—it documents the kind of serious artistic statement that becomes possible when musicians know their work will be heard and appreciated at its true level of sophistication. The relationship between Dexter and audiences throughout Italy transcended simple musical appreciation to become a cultural bridge between American artistic innovation and European intellectual tradition. (..)The “More Than You Know” recording stands as permanent testimony to the profound relationship between Dexter Gordon and the devoted Jazz community in Italy. It preserves a moment when Jazz had achieved true international status while maintaining its essential character as an art form based on individual expression within collective interaction. Jazz musicians and fans in Italy remain among the most devout, loyal, and passionate in the entire world, and the estate of Dexter Gordon is proud to know that his legacy will continue to be celebrated there for years to come. This devotion represents something precious in contemporary culture: an audience that understands and appreciates Jazz not as nostalgia but as living art capable of continued relevance and meaning." MAXINE GORDON
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